Peter,

 

I have seen the expression “effect a cure” in connection to medicine before, and I’m fairly sure I’ve seen “effect an escape” in regards to a jailbreak. The verb is of quite limited usage, but it’s not quite as set a collocation as things like “wreak havoc” or “make the welkin ring.”

 

-- Bill Spruiell

 

 

Am I right that "effect" as a verb almost always takes "change" as an object?  Other than a change, what else can one effect?



Peter Adams

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